Bob, Thanks for the info. I'm sure everyone will be checking them out. I ended up copying them at the library because I want all the info. on the townships as well. That's great that people can check it out. So many treasures, so little time. Sherrie Yuhas Check out my website at: http://homepages.msn.com/HobbyCt/work-work-work/ -----Original Message----- From: Robert L. Maley <bob@maley.net> To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [PALEBANO] "Halfway", Lebanon Maps, post Civil War >Sherrie, > >If you go the Dauphin County Website at http://maley.net/dauphin, you will >see a miniature Dauphin County map. The townships are multicolor. Click on >it for a full size scan of the Daupin County Map from the volume you are >talking about. > >Bob Maley >----- Original Message ----- >From: work <work-work-work@email.msn.com> >To: <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 7:53 AM >Subject: Re: [PALEBANO] "Halfway", Lebanon Maps, post Civil War > > >> I agree with you about the maps, they are a treasure. I actually copied >mine >> from the PA library. I did ask Chris, librarian at the Lebanon County >> Historical Society if they had any intention to do another reprint, but >she >> told me she brought it up at a meeting very recently and no plans to do >so, >> what a shame. I also checked with Dauphin Co., same thing. Warren (Dauphin >> Co. Hist Soc.) told me that they reprinted around 1985 and couldn't sell >> them. Of course now you can hardly find them. >> >> Dauphin Co. even has an index. The original maps are beautiful, all >colors. >> I saw one PAGE at an anitque shop and my eyes almost fell out when I saw >the >> price- $100.00. >> >> Couldn't resist putting in my two cents. >> >> Sherrie Yuhas >> Check out my website at: http://homepages.msn.com/HobbyCt/work-work-work/ >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Light-Monterey,CA <jblight@redshift.com> >> To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 9:52 AM >> Subject: [PALEBANO] "Halfway", Lebanon Maps, post Civil War >> >> >> >Does anyone know what area of Lebanon was known as "Halfway" in the >> >first part of the century, since then, or earlier? >> >My guess has always been between Lebanon and Myerstown; however, the >> >property I have found where, I think, stood the farm/residence described >> >as "Halfway" actually sits immediately east of "West Myerstown" on an >> >old atlas map from 1875. Would "Halfway" be between West Myerstown and >> >Myerstown? Not a lot of miles here however. >> >By the way, these (Lebanon County Atlas) maps are extremely interesting >> >to browse. Property plots are laid out with owner names as of the date >> >of publication. Originals may exist in Lebanon in a number of places, I >> >don't know, but they are definitely on film at the (CA State) Sutro >> >Library, which is a lending library via inter-library loan or to card >> >holders. I'd post the maps online however these are evidently not >> >public domain - there is a recent copyright which I will not violate. >> >I'd do lookups if there were only an index. Besides, browsing these is >> >the best way to enjoy them. Go to: >> >http://www.lib.state.ca.us/ >> >Search: >> >Atlas of the City of Lebanon (1888) >> >County Atlas of Lebanon (1875) to get request information for borrowing >> >the film. >> >Also, a great site for local Civil War (93rd PA Volunteers) History >> >continues to be developed by James Stump. The audio portion is very >> >evocative and the photographs are wonderful and well worth the visit. >> >http://www.angelfire.com/pa/Stump44/index.html >> > - JL >> > >> >______________________________ >> >> >> >> >> ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== >> For a great list of most of the on-line mailing lists (and ability to >subscribe to them) check out John Fuller's Internet Resources web page: >> <http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html> >> >> > >______________________________